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Terrorists Transferring Chemical Weapons to Idlib to Chronic Problems for the Economy WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13200 Thursday SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Shahrivar 15, 1397 Dhul Hijjah 25, 1439 Zarif on Trump plan No red lines in Reading coach Clement MoMA to hold to chair UN council dealing with economy looks forward to work cinematographer meeting: #chutzpah 2 disruptors 2 with Ezatolahi 15 Kalari retrospective 16 Iran needs more help to support Terrorists transferring Afghan refugees – UNHCR chief Iran continues to set a global example sioner recognized Iran’s generous pol- through its progressive and inclu- icies, which are oriented towards the sive refugee policies, but the country inclusion of refugees in national services needs more support hosting one of and the economy, including through ac- chemical weapons to Idlib the largest refugee populations in the cess to the national health insurance world, said UN High Commissioner scheme, permission to work in a range for Refugees Filippo Grandi during of occupations and documentation. In See page 2 a three-day visit. a ground-breaking move, since 2015, all Iran is home to almost one million Afghan children, regardless of status, registered refugees, the vast majority have also had access to primary and from Afghanistan. The High Commis- secondary education. 13 China sticking to nuclear pact and implementing it: envoy POLITICS TEHRAN — The with imposing unilateral sanctions on a deskChinese ambassador country that would be enforced by the to Tehran on Wednesday said that his so-called “long-arm jurisdiction”, which country adheres to the 2015 Iran nuclear implies on the ability of local courts to ex- deal and continues to implement it. ercise jurisdiction over foreign defendants. The U.S. withdrawal from the deal has He made the remarks in an address posed challenges to Tehran-Beijing ties but to the second conference of Iran–China China will remain loyal to the international cooperation within the framework of deal, said Pang Sen, entekhab.ir reported. the Silk Road Economic Belt held in Ambassador Pang said China disagrees Tehran. 2 Russia: Airstrikes hit terrorists not populated areas in Idlib By staff & agencies the territory. The Russian Defense Ministry says The ministry, in a statement re- its fighter jets have bombed the leased on Wednesday, announced that positions of foreign-sponsored the aerial attack had only pounded Takfiri terrorists in Syria’s mili- members of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sh- tant-held northwestern province of am (al-Nusra Front/Jabhat al-Nusra) Idlib, as Syrian government troops Takfiri terrorist group, dismissing al- and allied fighters are preparing legations that it had struck populated File photo for a ground operation to liberate areas. 13 ARTICLE ‘Iran is critical to India’s energy strategy and broader ARTICLE Ebrahim Fallahi Syed Zafar Mehdi Tehran Times journalist geopolitical interests’ Journalist from New Delhi By: Syed Zafar Mehdi international strategic issues, he has held ap- Iran, including Iran’s close ally India. There has TEHRAN — The unilateral withdrawal of the pointments at Harvard University, Brookings been a lot of speculation over whether India will Petrochemical U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal and renewal of Institution, Johns Hopkins University, and continue importing oil from Iran or not. Can you economic sanctions has forced many countries to Australian National University. tell us what’s happening in New Delhi? Life, death and industry, a pillar cut oil imports from Iran under the U.S. pressure. In an interview with Tehran Times, Mr. Chel- A. For India, Iran is an important partner. legacy of U.S. ally While some countries like China, Russia and laney said Iran is critical to India’s energy strategy Iran is critical to India’s energy strategy. And for Iran’s resilient Turkey have refused to buckle under the U.S. and New Delhi is looking for a waiver from the it is also critical to India’s broader geopolitical turned foe Haqqani pressure, some countries like India are yet to U.S. sanctions on Iran so as to insulate its energy interests extending from Central Asia and Af- economy take the final decision. and political cooperation with Tehran. He says ghanistan to the Middle East. India cannot turn he death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, The speculation over whether India will India has not buckled under the U.S. pressure its back on Iran. the patriarch of the dreaded mili- naugurating three major petrochemical continue to buy crude oil from Iran or cut the but is pursuing a cautious approach to uphold India’s Petroleum Minister recently said tant group Haqqani Network, has projects in Assaluyeh petrochemical imports continues. The issue is likely to figure its interests. T the Indian government will take a ‘considered generated a palpable buzz and made Izone in southwestern Iran was the prominently in the first Indo-U.S. 2+2 dialogue Following are the excerpts: and considerate’ view based on ‘national interest’ international headlines. The announce- headline of almost all Iranian energy re- in New Delhi on Thursday. Following the unilateral withdrawal of the on the issue of U.S. sanctions against Iranian oil ment was made by the Taliban spokes- lated and economic news agencies across Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist, scholar, U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, many countries and find a way to secure its energy needs. What man Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday, the country on Monday. author, and commentator. As a specialist on have felt the pressure to cut oil imports from do you think is in India’s national interest? 6 hailing him as a “religious scholar and These petchem projects were officially exemplary warrior”, even though Afghan inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani officials insist that he had been dead for which signifies their importance for Iran’s Trump’s trade war with China poses greatest threat to global economic growth at least four years. economy in the new era of sanctions and What does Haqqani’s death mean to economic pressure imposed by the U.S. INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — As the trade war public comment period ends on Thursday. The happens, countries in the Middle East could be desk the Taliban insurgency and the war in Since, as stated by President Rouhani between the U.S. and China two countries have already slapped tariffs on biggest beneficiaries of the growing US-China feud. Afghanistan? If he was already dead, then in the inauguration ceremony, petrochem- intensifies, the vice chairman of the world’s largest each other to the tune of $50 billion of goods. A recent World Bank study estimated that at why did the group disclose the news now? ical industry is one of the most important money manager believes U.S. President Donald Since the talks between the two sides have the current level of tariff retaliation, the U.S. and The debate is getting intense in media pillars of the country’s resilient economy Trump’s trade policies pose the greatest threat failed to produce a breakthrough, the next round China will each suffer a drop in annual exports of and intelligentsia circles. and “one of the main suppliers of foreign to global economic growth. of $200 billion U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports about $40 billion. If the war escalates to include Haqqani, 71, who founded the Haqqani currency especially euro for the country”. “I would say the policies that are embraced by could come anytime soon and would mark a ma- all trade and services between the two countries, network in 1970s, relinquished operational According to Iranian Oil Minister Bi- the U.S. administration around trade represent the jor escalation in the trade war. But it remains to Chinese exports to the U.S. would fall by $190 leadership of the group some years ago to jan Namdar Zanganeh, Iran’s export of biggest risk today to the global economy,” BlackRock’s be seen when and how Trump implements it. billion and U.S. exports to China by $166 billion. his son Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is now petrochemical products is anticipated to Philipp Hildebrand was quoted saying by CNBC. China is likely to retaliate promptly with duties Hu Xijin, chief editor of Chinese daily Beijing Times, the deputy leader of the Afghan Talib- reach $14 billion in the current Iranian His comments came as trade pundits and in- on nearly everything it imports from the U.S. It said China is an economic and a nuclear power and an. Many seasoned observers believe his calendar year (started on March 21). vestors monitor the prospect of an escalating trade has already threatened to impose tariffs on $60 it isn’t an easy task to provoke it from any direction. death, following a prolonged illness, will “The country is currently producing 62 war between the world’s two biggest economies. billion worth of U.S. goods as a tit-for-tat measure. “China is not Mexico and will not agree with a laundry not have any major impact on the group’s million tons of petrochemical products an- Trump said earlier this week that he is pre- It is also reportedly reducing its orders of U.S. list of demands from the U.S. in this trade war,” he operations since he mattered very little nually and with the new projects going on pared to impose tariffs on an additional $200 crude oil, and is likely to move towards other oil wrote on Twitter, saying China will “hit back to the towards the end of his life. stream the number will jump to 65.5 million billion worth of imports from China as soon as a markets, most notably in the Middle East.
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